Signal-box.



No. 667,|24. Patented 1an. 29, |90l.

H; F. FREED.

S IG N A L B 0 X.

(Application led Aug. 31, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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SIG NAL-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 667,124, dated January29, 190] Application iiled August 31, 1900. Serial No. 28,679. (Nomodel.)

T a/ZZ whom, it may concern.-

Beit known that I, HENRY F. FREED, a citizen of the United States,residing at Harrisburg, in the county of Dauphin and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSignal-Boxes; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to a signal-box, and more particularly to a boxdesigned for use in connection with the electric safe-protective systemshown and described in my application for patent filed simultaneouslyherewith, Serial No. 28,677.

One object of the invention is to provide a signal-box of this characterWhich shall be of such construction as to prevent the alarm thereinbeing tampered with or disconnected from the box, while at the same timenot appreciably lessening the volume of sound caused by said alarm.

A further object is to provide a box which shall be of such constructionas to contain a signal-light the rays of which are reiiected through thecover of the box'.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certainfeatures of construction and combination of parts,which will behereinafter fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of thesignal-box, showing the door thereof closed; and Fig. 2 is a verticalsectional view through the door.

Referring to the drawings, 1 denotes the signal-box, from which leadsthe wires of the circuits controlling the bell and lamp signals.

As the present invention resides in the construction of the cover forthe signal-box, it is not thought necessary to show the circuitwires.

2 denotes a cover hinged to the box. This cover is preferably cast inone piece and has an outwardly-projecting chamber 3, across the lowerend of which extends a partition 4, dividing the chamber into twocompartments a, and h. The base c of the chamber has an inclinationcorresponding to that of the partition 4 and is formed with alongitudinal opening 5. That portion of the chamber above the partition4 is formed with a series of sound-emitting perforations 6.

7 denotes a lamp-socket secured to one of the end walls of thecompartment h, and 8 denotes a lamp connected to said socket andarranged above the opening and in a direct line therewith. A reflector 9may be secured to the under side of the partition 4, so as to reflectthe rays of light from the lamp out through the opening 5.

l0 denotes an electric bell, the base-board of which is secured to oneof the walls of the chamber within the compartment a.

When the circuit or circuits in which the bell and lamp are included arecompleted, the bell will be sounded and the lights turned on. The soundwill escape through the perforations in the cover, and the light will bereflected through the opening at the lower end of the chamber.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction, operation, and advantages of myinvention Will be readily understood without requiring an extendedexplanation. The device is exceedingly useful for the purpose for whichit is designed and may be placed upon the market at a comparativelysmall cost.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with a signal-box, of a cover therefor provided withan outwardlyprojecting chamber formed with sound-emitting perforationsin one of its walls and with a light-displaying aperture, and anelectric bell and lamp secured within said chamber, substantially as setforth.

2. The combination with a signal-box, of a cover therefor provided withan outwardlyprojecting chamber, the front wall of which is provided withsound-emitting apertures and the lower Wall of which is provided with alight-dis playing opening, a partition extending across the chamberdividing it into IOO two compartments, a reector secured to the I myhand in presence of two subscribing wit,- partition above thelghtdisplaying aperture, messes. an electric lamp located in thecompartment T 1 below the partition and its reiieetor, and an l HENRX I"FREILD' 5 electricbell loeatedin the otherconlpztrtment, Witnesses:

substantially as set forth. BENJ. G. COWL,

In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set SAML. A. DRURY.

